Income, Spending, Saving, Credit or Giving? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on naming the kind of money decision, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Eco.1.3-5. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
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Income, Spending, Saving, Credit or Giving?
D2.Eco.1.3-5
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Sort each money decision into its group.
1.Sort each one: Income or Spending or Saving or Credit or Giving?
Sort: Giving canned food to a food bank, Putting birthday money in a college savings account, Paying $3 for a bus ride, Getting paid $8 for walking a neighbor's dog, Buying a car with a loan from a bank
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2.Sort each one: Income or Spending or Saving or Credit or Giving?
Sort: Opening a savings account at a bank, A family taking out a loan to buy a house, Buying a birthday card for a friend, Donating $5 to an animal shelter, Earning money at a lemonade stand
IncomeSpendingSavingCreditGiving
3.Sort each one: Income or Spending or Saving or Credit or Giving?
Sort: Buying lunch in the school cafeteria, Using a credit card to buy shoes and paying the bank later, Getting paid for babysitting, Sponsoring a friend in a charity walk, Not spending your coins so you can buy a game later
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LessonPrint · D2.Eco.1.3-5 · Set 2 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Income, Spending, Saving, Credit or Giving?
Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Buying a car with a loan from a bank — Credit 2. Getting paid $8 for walking a neighbor's dog — Income 3. Giving canned food to a food bank — Giving 4. Paying $3 for a bus ride — Spending 5. Putting birthday money in a college savings account — Saving
2.1. A family taking out a loan to buy a house — Credit 2. Buying a birthday card for a friend — Spending 3. Donating $5 to an animal shelter — Giving 4. Earning money at a lemonade stand — Income 5. Opening a savings account at a bank — Saving
3.1. Buying lunch in the school cafeteria — Spending 2. Getting paid for babysitting — Income 3. Not spending your coins so you can buy a game later — Saving 4. Sponsoring a friend in a charity walk — Giving 5. Using a credit card to buy shoes and paying the bank later — Credit
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.